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UEFA President's Award

Award
Gianluigi Buffon accepts the UEFA President's Award 2024 from Aleksander Čeferin
Gianluigi Buffon accepts the UEFA President's Award 2024 from Aleksander Čeferin UEFA via Getty Images

Since 1998, UEFA’s annual President’s Award acknowledges outstanding achievements that transcend the sport.

At the start of each new European season, the UEFA President's Award recognises professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities, on and off-the-field.

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Previous winners of the UEFA President's Award

1998: Jacques Delors (European Commission, France)
1999: No award
2000: Guy Roux (France)
2001: Juan Santisteban (Spain)
2002: Sir Bobby Robson (England)
2003: Paolo Maldini (Italy)
2004: Ernie Walker (Scotland)
2005: Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands)
2006: Wilfried Straub (Germany)
2007: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Spain)
2008: Sir Bobby Charlton (England)
2009: Eusébio (Portugal)
2010: Raymond Kopa (France)
2011: Gianni Rivera (Italy)
2012: Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
2013: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
2014: Josef Masopust (Czech Republic)
2015: No award
2016: No award
2017: Francesco Totti (Italy)
2018: David Beckham (England)
2019: Eric Cantona (France)
2020: Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
2021: Simon Kjær and the Copenhagen EURO 2020 medical team (Denmark)
2022: Arrigo Sacchi (Italy)
2023: Miroslav Klose (Germany)
2024: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)